New ESET research paper puts Sednit under the microscope

Security researchers at ESET have released their latest research into the notorious Sednit cyberespionage group, which has targeted over 1000 high profile individuals with phishing attacks and zero-day exploits in their attempts to steal confidential information. The Sednit gang, also known sometimes as APT28, Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm or Sofacy, are highly experienced. It has … More New ESET research paper puts Sednit under the microscope

Old Facebook scam gets ready for new boost

ESET researchers are warning about Facebook hoax scams that spread fake terror news to trick victims into disclosing their Facebook credentials. For example, Facebook users in the Czech Republic were targeted with a fake news report on a “deadly attack in Prague”. Soon after the Facebook scam was publicly disclosed in Czech mainstream media, the … More Old Facebook scam gets ready for new boost

Five million Gmail credentials posted online

According to reports that started to appear on Reddit and other forums on September 9, some five million account credentials were published that have a Gmail address as the user name. For example, if you subscribed to a newsletter on the finegardenz.com site using gthumb99@gmail.com as your user name and the password thumbsup then it is … More Five million Gmail credentials posted online